Cultivator.



J. C. TURNIPSEED.

GULTIVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1912.

1,095,047. Pafented Apr. 28, 1914.

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J. C. TURNIPSEED.

GULTIVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1912.

1,095,047. Patented Apr.28, 1914.

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JESSE C. TURNIPSEED, OF GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.

CULTIVATOR.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application. led July 2, 1912.

Patented Apr. 28, 1914. serial No, 707,265.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JEssE C. TURNIPSEED, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grilin, in the county of Spalding and State of Georgia, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Cultivators, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invent-ion relates to cultivators adapted to be used forcultivating corn and other crops, for barring oft cotton, for coveringcorn or other grain, o-r as a harrow for breaking the crust aroundnearly all kinds of truck, and it has for its principal object toproduce a cultivator of simple and improved construction comprising amain beam and shovel beams adjustably connected therewith in suoli amanner as to be capable of being adjusted to various positions accordingto the particular use to which the implement is to be applied.

A further object of the invention is to simplify and improve theconstruction of the shovel beams and the means whereby the latter aremounted and adjusted with reference to the main beam.

A further obj ect of the invention is to produce a simple and improvedgravity fender for use in connection with the device.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of the invention7 it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaim may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings,-Figure l is a side elevation of the improved cultivatorwith the fender attached, dotted lines being used to indicate adifferent position of the fender. Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing thecultivator arranged substantially as shown in Fig. l for straddling arow and the right and left turning plows applied to the standards. Fig.3 is a top plan view showing a different arrangement of the shovel beamswhereby one of said beams is arranged in advance of the other beam, thestandards of said beams being equipped, respectively,

with a scooter and with a sweep. Fig. et is a bottom plan view showingthe shovel ybeams disposed slantingly and diverging rearwardly so as topresent a pigeon-toed arrangement of the shovels. Fig. 5 is aperspective detail view of the shovel beams. Fig. 6 is a sectional Viewtaken on the line `6*@ in Fig. 2 through the main beam in front of theshovel beams and looking in a rearward direction. Fig. 7 is a transversesectional view taken on the line 7-7 in Fig. 2.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The main beam 1 is provided with a plurality of vertical apertures 2, 2for the passage of bolts 3 and 4, the former of which serves for theattachment of the shovel beams 5, while the latter bolt 4: serves forthe attachment of a cross bar 6 which is utilized for spacing andsecuring the rear ends of the'shovel beams, as will be presently morefully described.

The shovel beams 5 are made preferably of metal, and each of said beamsis provided near its front end with an oblique offset 7 extending in thedirection of the main beam l. Each of the oblique offsets 7 has aterminal laterally extending arm 8 that extends beneath the main beam,transversely thereof. The oblique offsets 7 of the shovel beams areshouldered, as shown at 9, adjacent to the lateral arms, saidarms 8, 8of the two beams being arranged to overlap, and said arms being of acombined thickness approximately equal to the thickness of the mainportion of each shovel beam. The shovel beams 5, 5 will thus bemaintained in substantially the same horizontal plane when associatedwith the beam in any of the various positions to which said shovelvbeamsmay be adjusted.

The cross bar 6 which, as previously stated, serves to space and connectthe shovel beams 5, is provided with apertures 10 for the passage ofclips 11, whereby said shovel beams are adjustably connected with thecross bar. The overlapping central arms 8 at the front ends of theshovel beams are provided each with a series of apertures 12 for thepassage of the attaching bolt 3, said apertures being spaced tocorrespond with the spacing of the apertures 10. thus enabling theshovel beams to be laterally adjusted and still remain in parallelrelation to one another. The shovel beams 5 are provided at their rearends with downturned curved standards 13 upon which the sweeps, shovelsor plows of various constructions may be mounted, such as,

for instance, shovel plows 14 of the ordinary right and left turningtype, sweeps 15, scooters 16, or other types of earth engagingimplements that it may be desired to use in connection with the device.

The main beam 1 is provided with a bolt 17 extending transverselytherethrough, and on one end of said bolt, adjacent to one side of thebeam is mounted a draft bar 18 having a downwardly offset and laterallyextending portion 19 terminating beneath the longitudinal medial line ofthe main beam 1 beneath which an arm 20 constituting an extension of thedraft beam 1S extends rearwardly. The arm 20 is provided with cross bars21 having downwardly eX- tending limbs 22 upon which fenders 23 aremounted. It will be observed that the draft bar 18 is mounted pivotallyon the bolt 17, and the fenders will thus drop by gravity until theyrest upon the ground, the downward movement being limited by theuppermost overlapping arm 8 of one of the shovel beams. The draft bar 18is provided with a plurality of perforations 24.-, any one of which maybe engaged by the bolt 17, thus permitting the fender carrying draft barto be moved forwardly or rearwardly, as may be required. When the fendercarrying bar is moved forwardly, the inclined offset portion 19 of saidbar will engage the arm S, and the downward movement of the fenders willthus be limited. It will thus be seen that the fenders may be adjustedaccording to the depth at which the earth engaging implements yaredesired to work in the ground, and also that the said fenders will reston the surface of the ground by gravity and will, therefore, easily rideover any obstructions that may be encountered.

The beam 1 is provided at the rear end thereof with suitable handles 25wherebythe device may be guided when in operation.

From the foregoing description and by reference to the drawings heretoannexed, it will be readily seen that the shovel beams may be adjustedin various ways according to the use to which the. device is to beapplied. Thus, the shovel beams may be arranged in parallel relation andin alinement with each other, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The beams maybe arranged one in advance of the other, as Shown in Fig. 3, and in anyof the various arrangements of the beams I they may be spaced oradjusted laterally to various distances with relation to cach other andto the plow beam.

Various earth engaging implements or blades may also be used inconnection with the device which may be successfully and efficientlyemployed for any of the various purposes set forth. The offsets 7 of thebeams 5 being shouldered on their opposed faces will permit the arms Sto not merely overlap, but to extend beyond the offset portions of theopposed beams, as clearly seen in Fig. 2, thereby considerablyincreasing the range of lateral adjustment of the beams. The fender,when used, serves` to protect the tender plants thrown in the directionthereof, and the said fender is adjustable longitudinally and capable ofhaving its vertical movement in a downward direction restricted byengagement with the overlapping front portions of the shovel beams.

Having thus described the invention, what is Claimed as new, is

In a cultivator, a main beam, shovel beams having overlapping armsconnected with the underside of the main beam, a draft bar connectedpivotally with the main beam adjacent to one side face thereof andlongitudinally adjustable with reference thereto, said draft bar havinga downwardly and laterally offset portion, said offset portion engagingthe overlapping arms of the shovel beams, whereby the downward movementof the bar is limited.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE C. TURUIPSEED.

Witnesses:

E. E. WoLoor'r, R. Z. IsAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

